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Yearly Archives: 2025

Blue Water Guards Strike Again! Galamsey Equipment Destroyed in Wassa Agona Operation

The fight to protect Ghana’s water bodies gained renewed momentum on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, when the Blue Water Guards of the Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituency launched a decisive operation at…

NAIMOS Ramps Up Eastern Region

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, stormed multiple illegal mining sites across the Eastern Region, dismantling equipment, razing makeshift camps, and striking another…

British High Commission Hosts “Galamsey Speaker Series” on Sustainable Mining

The British High Commission hosted a high-level edition of its “Galamsey Speaker Series” on Monday, 13th October 2025, convening key stakeholders from government, civil society, and the health sector. The…

Zambian Delegation Visits Tarkwa Gold Mines to Learn from Ghana’s Mining Operations

A delegation from Zambia has paid a benchmarking visit to the Tarkwa Goldfields Mine in the Western Region of Ghana as part of a study tour on mining operations and…

NAIMOS Taskforce Storms Illegal Mining Sites in Eastern Region

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has conducted another major operation against illegal mining activities in the Eastern Region, targeting sites in Oda Nkwanta, Birim Central Municipality, and the…

MLNR Updates Media on Sweeping Anti-Galamsey Operations — 28 Arrested, Heavy Equipment Seized

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has announced major successes in the latest phase of the government’s intensified fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. This was revealed…

Ghana Hosts IGAD Delegation on Land Governance Exchange

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Honourable Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (MP) has welcomed a 21-member delegation from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to Ghana, highlighting the country’s ongoing…

Government Declares Forests and Rivers Security Zones – Lands Minister Charges NAIMOS to Be Ruthless Against Illegal Miners

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, and Ag. Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has reiterated government’s uncompromising commitment to the fight against illegal mining (galamsey),…

Asanko Gold Conflict: Lands Minister Commiserates With Family of the Deceased – Promises Investigations into Fatal Shooting

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah(MP), has visited the family of a local Assembly Member who was tragically killed during a clash between military personnel…

Asanko Gold Impasse: Lands Minister Urges Calm; Assures Speedy Resolution

AMANSIE SOUTH DISTRICT, ASHANTI REGION – The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (MP), has assured stakeholders of Government’s commitment to swiftly resolving the ongoing conflict…